Rod clamp



Oct. 14 1930. o. c. STAPLES ROD CLAMP Filed Sept. 27, 1928 gwuwntor Patented Oct. 14, 1930 Y I 1 1 77 233,

j UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE ioscan c. STAPLES, or TULSA, OKLAHOMA ROI) oLAiur Application filed September 27, 1928. Serial It'd-308,690.

This invention relates to new anduseful 1. The recesses 16 having a shorter radius improvements in rod clamps. thanthe recesses 15, a rod of less diameter One object of the invention is to provide maybe clamped therein, than can be held in a rod clamp which is easily reversible wherethe recesses 15. This structure enables the 5 by'rods of different diameters may be enclamp to be adjusted to rods of various u gaged by said clamp. sizes. A further object of the invention is to pro- For holding the members in clamping povide a clamp including reversible clamping sition and also for causing them to frictionmembers and single fastening means for seally bind the rod, a pair of eye bolts 17 1o i g th clamp when its members are in arehinged on a pintle '18 between lugs 19 60 either of their adjusted positions. I on the member 10. These bolts are swun Aeonstruction designed to carry out the bet-ween fingers 20 on the member 11 and invention will be hereinafter described, tove ers 1 Which bear against the 'gether with other features'of the invention. t 1 8 f the fi gers and are held by The invention will be more readily unnuts 22- f I p derst0od from a reading ofthe following T0 pl he lamp on a rod the nuts 22 specification and reference to the acco nare TOOSGIIGCl and the bQltS 17 are SWUHg 011tpanying drawings, in which an example of wardly from the fingers 20, whereby the th i ti i h w d h r i members 10 and 11 may be swung apart to '20 1 Fi 1 is a l i f l receive the rod or reversed as is shown in 70 structed in accordance with the invention, dotted lines in g- 1 t0 fl a Smaller onefposition' being shown in full lines and FOCl- .thereversed'position in dotted lines, 711811 t r has been received i ither Fig.2 is a front elevation of the clamp, the recesses 15 or 16,the members are swung and a together and then the bolts 17 are swung 7 vFig. 3 is a sideelevation of the same. between thefingers 20. By tightening the In the drawi th r '10 d i nuts 22 the members 10 and 11 are drawn hates (me 7 member or h lf ti f th together and the rod securely clamped thereclamp and 11 the other member or half-sec betWeeIltion ther of, Th e m b s n tit t Various changes in the sizeand shape of so ector radiati g fr a common center 1 the different parts, as well as modifications cated in 3 Vertical pintle 12 on which the and alterations, may be made within the SCOPE members are hinged. The member 10 has f h appended Claims. spaced cars 13 intermeshing with ears 14 WlmtIcla1m,1s:

3 on th member 11, the pintle penetrating 1. A rod clamp including a pair of memboth sets of ears, bers hinged together and each having rod 7 B this arrangement the members may b recesses in its opposite sides, each recess of readily swung frointhe full line to the onemember being arranged to cooperate with dotted lin position shown in Fig. 1, Owin one of the recesses of the other member to to the-sector shape of the members the sides form an opening for a rod when the members thereof will match in either position. Each are swung into gripping relation, and means member has a vertical semi-cylindrical rereversibly mounted upon one member to encess 15 in one side and these recesses register gage the other member for rigidly fastening when the members are swungtogether asis the members with either side in gripping shown in 'fulllines'in Fig.1. T 1' I relation to clamp a rod therebetween.

' Each member also hasa second vertical 2. A rod clamp including a pair of memsemi-cylindrical recess 16 in its opposite side bers hinged together, each member having and when the members are swung on the rod recesses in its opposite sides, each recess pintle 12 or reversed the recesses 16" will of one member being arranged to cooperate register as is shown in dotted lines in Fig. with one of said recesses in the other member to form an opening for a rod when the members are swung lnto gripping relatlon, a bolt hinged to one of the said members and'having a nut, and fingers carried by the other member between which said bolt is received and which are engaged by said nut.

3. A rod clamp including a pair of res V versible sector shaped members hinged together at their 1nner ends by a common plntle, each member having rod recesses in its opposite sides, each recess of one member being V arranged to cooperate wlth one of said recesses in the other member to form an opening for a rod, one of said recesses of each I member bemg larger than the other recess, 1

whereby saidmembers may clamp difierent d ameters of rods when reversed, and means for connecting the outer ends of the members for clamping a rod therebetween.

1 4. A rod clamp as set 'forthvin claim 3, with eye bolts hinged to one of the members,

fingers projecting from the front of the other memberfor receivingthe bolts, and nntson the bolts engaging the fingers for fastening the members together. i e v 5. A rod clamp including a pair of sector shaped members having-intermeshing ears at theirinner ends hinged on a common pintle, saidmembers having two sides normally in engagement and swingable to bring v their opposite sides into engagement, each member having rod recesses in its opposite sides, each recess in the, side of one member arranged to cooperate with one-of the recesses in the other member to form an opening for a rod,and a bolt hinged to one member and having a nut ior fastening the other member, whereby said members maybe clamped about a rod.

- In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

'OSCARCL STAPLES.

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